About the most you can go is 20 mins elevation with this some calibers wont zero at 200 yds. but it gets a good head start on the extended ranges. The easiest way to machine your base is on a sine...
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Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
About the most you can go is 20 mins elevation with this some calibers wont zero at 200 yds. but it gets a good head start on the extended ranges. The easiest way to machine your base is on a sine...
They can be made from cold rolled steel from the hardware store but I prefer A-2 or O-1 ground gauge stock, the finished surface is already flat and smooth dosnt need to be worked down.It also isnt...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I believe the rifles trigger group has to be in a cocked position for the safety to engage. On some rifles it takes a pretty good "pull" on the safety tang to engage it. The safety actually engages...
Forum: Our Town
So far hes home and doing good havent heard much
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
They used to be available from several shops Champions choice, ok webers, champion shooters supply. To make one isnt hard but the scope rail needs to over hang the action some where the slot is cut....
Forum: Reloading Equipment
How heavy are your bench legs? Could you possibly bolt a block on the leg and mount it down lower. A boxed in angle plate type set up on the leg possibly. Done right it could be adjustable to...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
DO you load standing or sitting? I have mine mounted on the bench in a slide in mount. And used a bar stool to set on. I had thought about a bench with a narrow L on it with the press mounted...
Forum: Cast Boolits
I believe accurate and Noe have 44 wadcutter moulds listed.
I shot a 45 caliber 225 grn wadcutter loaded heavy for bowling pins. With good hits it always took the pins off the table. It transferred...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Three 44s How is it going with the new press? meeting expectations?
Forum: Reloading Equipment
A lot of high power shooters used the gracey trimmer. you can set for different calibers its a trial and error adjustment. Easier is to buy the cutter heads for each caliber and leave them set...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
H380 was named that because it was the load in Bruce Hodgdons wildcat 22-250 The hodgdon family are shooters.
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
The op rod is a weldment and a long thin tube with a dogleg in it While it may not bend with a few heavy loads they are susceptible to bending with repeated use of heavy loads.
The gas plugs...
Forum: Our Town
This sounds silly but We always had good results using marshmallows. The bigger ones work better but rain will disolve them over time. They will also attrack woodchucks and other animals.
Forum: Our Town
with a metal building the insulation needs to allow the metal to "breathe" or it will sweat and rust. there are some spray ons that work very well here.
Forum: Leverguns
Wondering if the bullet is stripping in the rifling? How does the bore look after shooting a few?
I shoot a 350 grain nasa bullet in my 38-55 at 1200 fps with great accuracy. Your 250 grn should...
Forum: Our Town
Watch the advertisements in your area a small "morning " type wood stove might come available.A pellet stove or used oil stove would work. Another trick is to keep aluminum or your lead pot on it ...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Try a shotgun shell hull with the primer pushed out. 12 gauge just fits over the flash hiders on M1As.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
With Hodgdons reputation I think RCBS will be as good as if not even better. I think its a good "fit" for the 2
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
I have that cleaning insert they work well not just with the garand but the M1A/M14 as well. Another way is to clean with the rifle upside down in a cradle. You can make a cradle from a old card...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
When the Military adopted the M14 and went with it the Navy stayed with the garand after a few years to make ammo supply easier these were first converted with a insert pressed in the chamber that...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
The last tool room I worked in was also ISO 9001 certified so our personal measuring tools were certified every year by gauge and layout. This included our standards for them. One thing to get in the...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
With the criterion barrel it sounds more like a CMP/DCM rebarrel than an military one. When the "naveys" were assembled criterion wasnt here yet.Would be interesting to know if its a standard...
Forum: Our Town
My daughter just texted hes coming home sometime today.
My heart fellt thanks for all the prayers and thoughts. It amazes me when people step up to help someone they dont know. Again a big...
Forum: Our Town
No more surgeries yet, Had less pain yesterday more range of motion. They are holding off on amputation for now. But he has a week in the hospital and 5-6 weeks off work.
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Pins in the right steps or blocks will not only show if the mics are calibrated but if the faces are square and parallel to each other.You want to check at every 1/2 turn or 1/4 turn. The face wear...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |